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About Vellapalem Village

Vellapalem is a small village in Peda Bayalu tehsil, in the district of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 244, made up of 114 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,140 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 531040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Vellapalem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Vellapalem village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Visakhapatnam
Tehsil Peda Bayalu
Pincode 531040
Area (hectares) 109 hectares
Population 244
Male Population 114
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,140
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Vellapalem compares

By the 2011 count Vellapalem is the 51st largest of the 257 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 197 residents. Its 109 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1087.

Getting to Vellapalem

Vellapalem is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Vellapalem as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Vellapalem from other places

Vellapalem lies about 98 km from Visakhapatnam, and the nearest railway station is Darliput, about 17 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Vellapalem
Nearest railway station Darliput 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Peda Bayalu 29 km
Nearest town Sunabeda 58 km
District headquarters Visakhapatnam 98 km

Villages closest to Vellapalem

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Peda Bayalu tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Vellapalem

As per the Census of India 2011, Vellapalem village had a population of 244. That makes it the 51st largest of the 257 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 197 residents.

Vellapalem village has 114 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Vellapalem has about 1140 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1087.

The pincode recorded for Vellapalem is 531040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Vellapalem covers 109 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Vellapalem falls under Peda Bayalu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Vellapalem is Darliput, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Vellapalem.

Vellapalem is about 98 km from Visakhapatnam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Vellapalem is in Peda Bayalu tehsil of Visakhapatnam district. Darliput is about 17 km away. Peda Bayalu is about 29 km away. Sunabeda is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arimera (under 2 km), Chittamrai (1.5 km) and Panneda (1.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Vellapalem today is likely to be higher.

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